Patriotic passion: Why ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is a must-see LGBTQ+ movie
A post shared by Prime Video (@primevideo)BookTok’s obsession with Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue made it clear there’s no shortage of people wanting to read about the British prince and America’s first son banging (fall in love, i.e.), and now it promises to be one of the most anticipated gay movie releases of the decade.
We’re talking about Call Me By Your Name and Brokeback Mountain type of cultural impact (RIP, Bros), but for the first time, it wasn’t an artistic gamble but a demand from the 1.4 billion active users on TikTok’s literary hashtag phenomenon.
Don’t sleep on the fictional gay royal enemy-to-lovers plotline that Gen Z launched into the Hollywood limelight. A post shared by CMQ (@casey.mcquiston)Tony-winner Matthew López will make his film feature debut with an adaptation based on Casey McQuiston’s book, a queer romance novel that made TikTok audiences squirt with praises.
Red, White & Royal Blue follows a forbidden romance type of vibe between the British prince and United States’ first son after a public scandal forces the enemies to pretend to be friends to save face between the nations.
